Bus driver saved in Washington state was Houston native

Family of the bus driver in Washington state who passed out while driving a school bus are mourning the Houston native’s death after the video of the hero child grabbing the wheel went viral, according to a report from KRIV.

A seventh grade boy, Jeremy Wuitschick, grabbed the wheel of the bus and safely pulled it to the side. The bus driver, Ryan Callis, is from Houston and died two days after the 13-year-old saved the passengers on the bus. His family traveled to Washington State to say goodbye to the man.

Callis lived in Tacoma, Washington, since 1990. His mother told KRIV that she would like her son’s remains back in Houston this week, the report said.